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December 28, 2012

Eagles call-up: “Osaze lacks respect… we can’t continue to babysit him” – Yobo Joseph

by Akan Ido Super Eagles player, Yobo Joseph has lashed back at fellow player, Osaze Odemwingie, effectively telling him to grow up. Odemwingie had severally complained on the social networking…

December 26, 2012

What’s the score? Odemwingie launches more blistering Twitter attacks on Super Eagles coach and ex-players

by Rachel Ogbu Since Nigeria's coach, Stephen Keshi decided to leave Peter Odemwingie out of his Africa Cup of Nations squad, there has been a lot of debate - going back…

December 26, 2012

Eagles call-up: “I don’t need any distraction…” – Osaze Odemwingie declares

Osaze Odemwingie by Akan Ido Osaze Odemwingie, the Nigerian international footballer who expressed his displeasure on social networking site, Twitter, about his exclusion from the Super Eagles camp by Coach…

December 20, 2012

Super Eagles is 10th best team in Africa – FIFA rankings

by Rachel Ogbu The Super Eagles have emerged the 10th best team in Africa and 52nd in the world according to FIFA rankings on Wednesday. It put the country in…

November 27, 2012

PHOTOS: Football stars, Okocha, Kanu, Rufai, Amokachi, Ikpeba & more at the Guinness Fly With The Eagles event

Udo Anya, Seni Adetu, Lisa Nicholls, Mike Umeh, Austin Ufomba What: Guinness Fly With The Eagles event. Where: Eko Hotels & Suites, V.I, Lagos. When: November 22, 2012. Photos by…

November 15, 2012

#UpEagles: Nigeria spanks Venezuela 3 – 1 in friendly match

by Isi Esene The Super Eagles of Nigeria early this morning beat the national team of Venezuela by 3 - 1. The friendly match which was played in Miami, US,…

October 13, 2012

A preview of Nigeria vs Liberia: It’s win or bust

by 'Ifreke Inyang October is almost a month to dread for the Super Eagles. This time last year, the Nigerian national team's dream of qualifying for the African Cup of…

September 21, 2012

It’s Sanusi again: CBN pledges support for Super Eagles

by Stanley Azuakola The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the leadership of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has become one of the most visible institutions in the country, a situation which…

September 15, 2012

Liberian president promised Liberian national football team N22m to beat Super Eagles

by Reuben Daba The Liberian national football team, Lone Star, now has a good motivation to beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria when the two teams meet in a Nations Cup qualifier…

September 6, 2012

“Okonjo-Iweala is not in charge of repositioning Nigerian sports” – Sports Minister debunks media reports

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria's minister of sports, Bolaji Abdullahi has debunked claims by some newspapers that President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head a committee…

July 14, 2012

Emmanuel Emenike sets 20-goal target for the new season

by 'Ifreke Inyang Super Eagles powerful frontman, Emmanuel Emenike, has declared that he looks forward to scoring up to 20 goals next season. The Spartak Moscow player, who models his…

July 5, 2012

Cancelled: Arsenal FC postpone August trip to Nigeria to next year

by 'Ifreke Inyang Last month, Arsenal Football Club announced they will be visiting Nigeria in August, and will play against the Super Eagles while on the tour. The news steadily…

June 12, 2012

Minister of Sports says no to foreign technical director for Super Eagles

Recent hirings and firings may have left a bad taste in the mouth of Nigerians in general and the Minister for Sport Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi in particular as he has told the Nigerian Football…

June 12, 2012

‘Forget the past, we must beat Rwanda silly’ – Super Eagles Goalie Vincent Enyeama

by Lekan Olanrewaju Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has said that the team needs to look beyond his past mistakes and focus on moving forward. The goalie who has been…

June 11, 2012

Super Eagles midfielder Christian Obodo freed by the police

by Stanley AzuakolaIt was the kind of operation that even the American Navy Seals would have been proud of. The Delta State Police Command on Sunday night pulled off a…

May 16, 2012

Raining on Stephanie Okereke’s parade: ex-husband disses her wedding

by Tolu Orekoya We've all seen the gorgeous pictures and watched her gorgeously over-the-top preview video of the ceremony. Held at a beautiful French countryside villa, everyone who was anyone in Nollywood attended…

Oluwapelumi May 4, 2012

BREAKING: Rashidi Yekini, Super Eagles international striker, dead at 48

Former Nigerian international striker, Rashidi Yekini, was reported dead earlier this evening Friday, 4 May, 2012. The striker, famed for his prolific goal scoring for the Nigerian international football team , is…

February 26, 2012

Stephen Keshi “not bothered” that Super Eagles are out of FIFA Top 50

By Lekan Olanrewaju Coach of the Nigerian national football team has stated that he is “not bothered” by the country’s dip in the latest FIFA World Rankings. In an exclusive…

January 14, 2012

Ifreke Talks Sports – When Stephen Keshi Occupied the Stadium

by 'Ifreke Inyang The friendly game between the Super Eagles Team B and the Angolan National team had been announced since last year. But most people expected the game to…

Oluwapelumi December 22, 2011

Ifreke talks Sports: ‘The Yak’ with nine lives?

by 'Ifreke Inyang Like a recurring nightmare, Yakubu Aiyegbeni is back in our consciousness. How can we possibly ignore the powerful frontman, when our number one football addiction is the English Premiership? In…

Oluwapelumi October 29, 2011

Tomorrow on #RubbinMinds: What happened to our football?

by Ifreke Inyang In less than one month, all seems to have gone wrong in the Nigerian sports circle. First, Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of…

Oluwapelumi October 28, 2011

He gets the boot: Samson Siasia has been sacked!

by Ifreke Inyang Samson Siasia has been relieved of his job as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The decision was finally taken today after much deliberations between the…

Oluwapelumi October 14, 2011

You just wait: NFF Verdict on Samson Siasia delayed till next week

by Ifreke Inyang The Super Eagles handler, Samson Siasia, has been the target of abuse and criticism after the National team failed to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of…

Oluwapelumi October 10, 2011

“We deserve all the abuse!” – Samson Siasia

by Ifreke Inyang Samson Siasia says his team deserves all the criticisms they have been getting since Saturday. The Nigerian senior side will not be at next year’s Africa Cup…